"Your Life here on Earth"

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."

R O M A N 8:28(KJV) 

  Have you ever wondered what are the "all things" the apostle Paul is talking about? In 2Corinthians chapter 11, he list a few of the "all things" which God uses to work together for his good.

  Things like severe floggings. Being exposed to death. Fives times lashed with a whip, three times beaten with rods. Another three times stoned. Shipwrecked, constantly on the move, and in danger from rivers, bandits, and false believers, Paul labored while tired, hungry, and thirst. "I have been cold and naked," he says, closing out the list.

  These are just a few problems that Paul must have been thinking of when he penned that powerful truth about God using everything for our good and His glory. Our problems seem to pale in ligth of Paul's list. For us, "all things" might include a bad medical report, an overdrawn bank account, a flat tire on the motorway, or a splitting headache that lasts all morning. Even murmuring and complaining and our character is part of all things. Your life here on earth is a part of God's grand design. God has known about you and had a plan for your life since before time began. He knew everything about you before you were even born (Jer.1:5). God predetermined that you would become like His Son. Your life, therefore, has a destiny. Christ is the model upon which the father is developing your life. You are meant to have a relationship with the Father that is as intimate as the relationship between Jesus and the Father (John 17: 2). Every event He allows into your life is design to make you more like Christ.

  God's call came when He invited you to join Him in the process! His call was extremely personal, designed specifically for your response. How wonderful to realize that at a particular moment in history almighty God spoke personally to you and invited you to become His child!

  Because of your sin, you could never live blamelessly. But God forgave your sin and justified you, declaring you righteous. All the spiritual debt you carried with Him was forgiven, and you were freed to enjoy God and to serve Him for the rest of eternity. In biblical times, the glory of God's people was His presence. You too are glorified because the fullness of God now dwells within you, and you will one day be with Him ( Col. 1:27;2:9). He invites you to join Him in working out His will in your life conforming you into this world in His image ( Plil. 2:12 ).